Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Albania

Tirana vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 7.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 12.1% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 41.9% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 37.8% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 2.4% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 63.0% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 15.7% more in Tirana

The cost of groceries, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Tirana are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Tirana.

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Tirana vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 12.1% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY505.09	$9.77 ALL792	-3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY479.84	$10.99 ALL891	+13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY85.30	$2.38 ALL193	+38.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY36.70	$1.26 ALL102	+71.2%
Average			+12.1%

Ankara vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.9% more for groceries

	Ankara	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY48.64	$1.18 ALL96	+20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY255.31	$6.45 ALL523	+25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY224.10	$8.47 ALL686	+87.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY134.11	$3.77 ALL305	+39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY123.18	$4.12 ALL334	+66.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY44.25	$0.89 ALL72	-0.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY50.13	$1.12 ALL91	+10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.55	$0.98 ALL80	+65.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.57	$0.84 ALL68	+8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.55	$0.47 ALL38	+59.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.71	$0.58 ALL47	+125.9%
Average			+41.9%

Ankara vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.8% more for transportation

	Ankara	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY267.62	$8.77 ALL711	+62.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY606.11	$19.54 ALL1,584	+60.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	-31.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY388.92	$32.98 ALL2,673	+321.5%
Average			+37.8%

Ankara vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4% less for housing

	Ankara	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY875.32	$19.91 ALL1,614	+13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY37,813.75	$828.78 ALL67,169	+8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,433.66	$479.97 ALL38,900	-16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,585.74	$74.95 ALL6,075	+3.9%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 63.0% less for childcare

	Ankara	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY52,092.53	$344.43 ALL27,915	-67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY982K	$8,249.97 ALL669K	-58.3%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY252.55	$3.54 ALL287	-30.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY203.38	$2.25 ALL182	-45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY111.12	$4.76 ALL386	+113.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,586.15	$55.71 ALL4,515	-22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY404.07	$9.77 ALL792	+20.2%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 15.7% more for clothing

	Ankara	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,670.67	$69.87 ALL5,663	+30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,388.78	$47.44 ALL3,845	-1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,229.18	$122.26 ALL9,909	+16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,763.64	$115.33 ALL9,347	+20.3%
Average			+15.7%

Ankara vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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